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Died on Sunday February 14, 1858
- Aagje Jansdr Middelburg (87), Naaldwijk
- Afke de Boer (0), Nijehaske, 8466, Nederland
- Anna Hermannus Danhoff (44), Uithuizen, province of Groningen
- Anna Maria - Maria Otten (1), Altharen, Haren (Ems), Landkreis Emsland, Lower Saxony, Germany
- Schaub (0)
- Anthony Chamness (84), Providence, Randolph, North Carolina, United States
- Adriana de Jong (90), Raamsdonksveer, Provincie Noord Brabant Nederland
- Adriana Eijkelenboom (0), Sliedrecht, Nederland
- Agatha van Drunen (68), Haarlem
- Anna Maria Cruysberghs (65), Balen, België
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from February 14, 1858 at Delpher
Born on February 14
- 1835 » Piet Paaltjens, Dutch minister and poet († 1894)
- 1838 » Margaret E. Knight, American inventor († 1914)
- 1846 » Julian Scott, American soldier and drummer, Medal of Honor recipient († 1901)
- 1847 » Anna Howard Shaw, American physician, minister, and activist († 1919)
- 1848 » Benjamin Baillaud, French astronomer and academic († 1934)
- 1855 » Frank Harris, Irish author and journalist († 1931)
- 1859 » George Washington Gale Ferris Jr., American engineer, inventor of the Ferris wheel († 1896)
- 1860 » Eugen Schiffer, German lawyer and politician, Vice-Chancellor of Germany († 1954)
- 1869 » Charles Thomson Rees Wilson, Scottish physicist and meteorologist, Nobel Prize laureate († 1959)
- 1878 » Julius Nieuwland, Belgian priest, chemist and academic († 1936)
Died on February 14
- 1808 » John Dickinson, American lawyer and politician 5th Governor of Delaware (b. 1732)
- 1831 » Henry Maudslay, English engineer (b. 1771)
- 1831 » Vicente Guerrero, Mexican general and politician, 2nd President of Mexico (b. 1782)
- 1870 » St. John Richardson Liddell, American general (b. 1815)
- 1881 » Fernando Wood, American merchant and politician, 73rd Mayor of New York City (b. 1812)
- 1884 » Lydia Hamilton Smith, African-American businesswoman (b. 1813)
- 1885 » Jules Vallès, French journalist and author (b. 1832)
- 1891 » William Tecumseh Sherman, American general (b. 1820)
- 1894 » Eugène Charles Catalan, Belgian-French mathematician and academic (b. 1814)
- 1901 » Edward Stafford, Scottish-New Zealand educator and politician, 3rd Prime Minister of New Zealand (b. 1819)
Names that were popular for boys in 1858
- Jan
- Johannes
- Hendrik
- Cornelis
- Willem
- Pieter
- Gerrit
- Jacobus
- Jacob
- Petrus
- Adrianus
- Hendrikus
- Franciscus
- Dirk
- Joseph
- Wilhelmus
Names that were popular for girls in 1858
- Maria
- Johanna
- Anna
- Catharina
- Cornelia
- Elisabeth
- Wilhelmina
- Adriana
- Hendrika
- Elizabeth
- Jacoba
- Petronella
- Grietje
- Marie
- Aaltje
- Helena
Source: Wikipedia Historical events 1858
- This page is only available in Dutch.De Republiek der Verenigde Nederlanden werd in 1794-1795 door de Fransen veroverd onder leiding van bevelhebber Charles Pichegru (geholpen door de Nederlander Herman Willem Daendels); de verovering werd vergemakkelijkt door het dichtvriezen van de Waterlinie; Willem V moest op 18 januari 1795 uitwijken naar Engeland (en van daaruit in 1801 naar Duitsland); de patriotten namen de macht over van de aristocratische regenten en proclameerden de Bataafsche Republiek; op 16 mei 1795 werd het Haags Verdrag gesloten, waarmee ons land een vazalstaat werd van Frankrijk; in 3.1796 kwam er een Nationale Vergadering; in 1798 pleegde Daendels een staatsgreep, die de unitarissen aan de macht bracht; er kwam een nieuwe grondwet, die een Vertegenwoordigend Lichaam (met een Eerste en Tweede Kamer) instelde en als regering een Directoire; in 1799 sloeg Daendels bij Castricum een Brits-Russische invasie af; in 1801 kwam er een nieuwe grondwet; bij de Vrede van Amiens (1802) kreeg ons land van Engeland zijn koloniën terug (behalve Ceylon); na de grondwetswijziging van 1805 kwam er een raadpensionaris als eenhoofdig gezag, namelijk Rutger Jan Schimmelpenninck (van 31 oktober 1761 tot 25 maart 1825).
- In The Netherlands , there was from July 1, 1856 to March 18, 1858 the cabinet Van der Brugghen, with Mr. J.L.L. van der Brugghen (protestant) as prime minister.
- From March 18, 1858 till February 23, 1860 the Netherlands had a cabinet Rochussen - Van Bosse with the prime ministers J.J. Rochussen (conservatief-liberaal) and Mr. P.P. van Bosse (liberaal).
- The Netherlands had about 3.3 million citizens.
- February 11 » Bernadette Soubirous's first vision of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Lourdes, France.
- April 10 » After the original Big Ben, a 14.5 tonnes (32,000lb) bell for the Palace of Westminster, had cracked during testing, it is recast into the current 13.76 tonnes (30,300lb) bell by Whitechapel Bell Foundry.
- May 15 » Opening of the present Royal Opera House in Covent Garden, London.
- July 29 » United States and Japan sign the Harris Treaty.
- August 11 » The Eiger in the Bernese Alps is ascended for the first time by Charles Barrington accompanied by Christian Almer and Peter Bohren.
- November 17 » The city of Denver, Colorado is founded.
The weather on Sunday February 14, 1858
The temperature on February 14, 1858 was about 1.7 °C. There was 0.4 mm of rain. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 96%.
Source: KNMI
Source: KNMI